Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
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- United Kingdom

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How it feels
A documentary that follows singer Susan Boyle as she travels the world for three months after her sudden fame. It shows her visiting places like Shanghai and New York, and also spending time at home in Scotland. The film asks whether achieving her dream of being a professional singer has made her happy.
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What happens
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar is a documentary made in 2011 by filmmaker Osca Humphreys and produced by Firecracker Films for UK network ITV. The documentary was distributed internationally by Zodiak Rights. The film crew followed Susan Boyle around the world for 3 months from Shanghai, China, to New Zealand, to New York City, to her back garden in Blackburn, Scotland. The documentary attempted to answer the question of whether having achieved her dream of becoming a professional singer and with more wealth and fame than she ever imagined or even desired, she is now happy and as stated in the documentary "living the dream". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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